Competition Newsletter

Z hP5U COMPETI TOtII NEWSLETTEFU- ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 end June brought new activity Academy form National FunFly Some said would gamble Reno place Well fun two days did fly two evenings swapped war stories convention center will happen again next year Lets hope youll Executive Council meeting weekend fun-fly several items business discussed vicepresidents direct importance Con test Directors look toward 1989 Two three recommendations Fre quency Committee voted approved Council concern sanctioned events FirstStickers transmitters sanctioned events Effective January 1 1989 transmit ters used AMA-sanctioned events will required carry either Silver Gold sticker indicating broadband narrow-band operating channels RC12 through RC34 Gold sticker re quired Participants sanctioned events reminded variety possibilities exist having transmitters checked Rou tine servicing equipment service sta tions manufacturers/importers can re sult having sticker affixed An addi tional possibility exists trade shows other special AMA events Executive Council also approved terim arrangement CDs transmitters used sanctioned events stick ered CD authorized allow par ticipant sign declaration indicating knowledge transmitter either Conlinued page 12S National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month July 1988 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2241 Don Slusarczyk 5/14/88 2521 6/2/88 Ornithopter Senior624 Don Slusarczyk 5/15/88 840 6/2/88 Novice Pennyplane Senior1153 Don Slusarczyk 6/4/88 Pennyplane Senior1400 Don Slu sarczyk 6/4/88 Free FlightCategory 1/2A Gas Open 5937 Bob Sundberg 5/28/88 Free FlightCategory III B Gas Open 2730 Mike McKeever 6/26/88 B Gas Open 3611 Marvin R Mace 7/2/88 Outdoor Free Flight Cargo Senior25 oz Melanie Sanford 7/2/88 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 11988 Nats Free Flight Site Lost Bane Free Flighters Strikes AMA letter dated July 7 1988 Nats General Manager Vince Mankowski relay bad news Nats-bound Outdoor Free Flight event competitors volunteer workers site selected primary lo cation Free Flight events 1988 Nats lost earlier date backup site also available third alternate site lost just two weeks prior Nats letter went explain condi tions relative drought Ameri can Midwest brought economic pres sure bear Tidewater VA farming community till available farm pas ture land area largest sod farms used seed drill planted soybeans thereby negating sod sales next few years seems current market demand soybeans made decisions quite impossible avoid alternative left AMA cancel Outdoor Free Flight events Nats However Free Flight Scale events AMA Juniors Represent US Poland First Junior FF Champs John Berryman time receive report unique event will have occurred near town Leszno southwestern Poland During time period August 8-15 1988 Leszno will host first FAI World Free Flight Championships Juniors Thanks support AMA US FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee several individual sponsors United States will able send seven-member team compete first-ever event Thanks AMA support team mem ber will receive official uniform cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York City Leszno event entry fees being paid AMA Aeromodelings business community has also contributed generously Junior team Satellite City Hot Stuff has provided $1000 worth products enable con testants complete airplanes CelCon ihdustries Exton PA has contributed $400 worth battery packs well special ized charger designed operate 50 Hz 220-volt power will avail able flying site Three events will flown Champs flown Nats Fentress Field Free Right Indoor competition held Nats Scope Center Coliseum great deal time effort ex pended keep Outdoor Free Right competi tion 1988 Nats Time effort money factors loss Outdoor events Droughts planting cycles militaty missions variety similar conditions caused cancella tion Outdoor Free Right events Obviously Free Flight modelers disap pointed turn events Nats offi cials AMA officers also extremely dis appointed upset loss situation exemplifies problems facing Nats Committee year feared type situation may become pre valent coming years Nats Manager Mankow ski scouring whole country search feas ible sites forthcoming Nats Modelers may take note fact sites previously used Lake Charles LA Lincoln NE no longer available Nats Sites lii addition Chicopee MA site has lost near term may available future FlA Nordic FiB Wakefield FiC Power Bill Gibbons chairman FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee United States group dedicated fellow committee members convinced AMA support contest would ben efit international aeromodeling general Free Flight modeling particular Junior-age fliers age 18 under about 25 countries expected attend contest United States will repre sented Bob Sifleet team manager Bob mem ber FAI Team Selection Committee has member US FAI Free Flight team 1959 1969 1977 again 1987 will assisted Fred Anderson Mike Keller class FiC Mike 16-yearold Chatsworth CA has run up impressive tally Power victories West Coast including second FAI Power Fresno 87 Annual Martin Pelatowski class FlA Maltin Ansonia CT addition Nordic flies Hand-Launched Glider Unlimited Rub ber P-30 Martin 17 years old cur rently flies Bluebird equipped circle towhook Anthony W Hutchins class FiC Anthony makes home Portland IN 17year-old Anthony has enviable contest record 1986 Anthony attended Lake Charles LA Nats entered 11 events took first nine settled sec ond remaining two Adam Tracy class FiB Adams interest Wakefield seems have inherited grandfather 1937 US Wake Continued page 125 October 1988 123 Competition Directory 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards will last such early group presented since issue maga zine last published before cutoff next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-23 Melvin Schuette Allow use mufflers tuned exhaust systems Profile Class Navy Carrier events used engines 2135 cu dis placement smaller CL-90-24 Melvin Schuette Limit engine displacement Profile Navy Carrier event 2135 cu would also abolish present Profile Carrier records RC Soaring Proposals SO-90-4 Edward M Granger Add Task T9 Navathon present Thermal Soaring task alternative Task T6 Triathlon proposed task combination Task T2 alternate scoring table contestant could elect use start round alternate scoring table based awarding points based closely contestants flight time approaches target odd minute flight time pilot hit ting odd minute nose would gain additional 60 points example second flew beyond time bonus would decrease two points per second until became minus 58 points 59 sec past odd minute Hitting minute nose would give minus 60-point bonus would become positive rate two points per second until received 60point bonus hitting odd minute nose Free Flight Proposals FF-90-3 Jim Bennett Create new class Outdoor Rubber model Big E de sign restriction would model must have minimum projected wing area 300 sq proposal actually restores class removed rule book years ago Indoor Proposals editor goofed presented Continued page 128 CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 AC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow SI Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Ferewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Weet IV Warren Senders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Perk MD 20741 AC Ed Bysrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Meed 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC C Grey 201 NeIman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Fathering 1544 Darien Leks Dr Darien IL souse CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgta IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heffenalein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vIl events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 83014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulas Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 viii Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 ix Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 6962 S Lamer St Littleton CO 80123 x Roif Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oriks CA 95828 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCeity 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98166 AC Pylon & Searing AC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicetea Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 140 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45238 lv Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Ron McNally 6118 Berda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lekeland Ave Lukewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Aelnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rocheuter NY 14812 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kerlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6840 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Neperville IL 60840 Enecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 93863 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatharn Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 Ii George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 ill A Hesaslbroph 6320 MaeBerry Hill Ct CIncinnati OH 45248 lVtausy Mills Brenkaide Rt 3 Bun 115 Charlnttesvule VA 22901.--- V Johil Fuque 724 Diane St. Hicevilte FL 32578 LICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vemon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schonnard c/n Walt Scasonard 2584 NOST Orlunda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 08001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave. Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Brilley Terrace College Perk GA 38349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Meyne Ave. Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Sheikey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23806 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47100 INDOOR Richard Doig 8 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80381 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 58 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocela FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Froat 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Box 72 Verne IL 81375 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 RIchardson TX 75080 lx Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3382 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShenter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 850-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97384 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meedowthorpe Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 8829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tameriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tatlman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Matauno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Velerlue 1827 Overlsod Pass Sugarlend TX 77478 IX Jereld Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 85 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr 6 Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 407 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 85564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St. Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorheud 2545 Phippa Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr. RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmooci Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakealee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92855 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seethe WA 98115 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raylown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlenville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92850 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI sub Bellaumini 129 College Park Dr Crantview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dielz 12450 Lanadowna Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don vineyard 1118W Clovd Sauna KS 874013209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98584 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeeger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Fl Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viaslia CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 6 Bunrey Lake WA 58390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134S1 Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseth Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eantbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5042 WhilseIt #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 AC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tuunga CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd. Rochester Ml 45083 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hager 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Inspectors Experimental Radio Control Aircraft program developed cooperatively IMAA AMA qualify large mod els 55-100 ib demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events instituted sev eral months ago Part program volves appointment inspectors oversee qualifications aircraft persons will called upon per form inspection process hoped AMA district will eventually have least such inspector As date following persons have applied position have se lected Academy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District ViICharles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ m field team father Dan Tracy also active FiB flier Adam took first place 1987 FAI Challenge Selected Contest held Harts Lake Prairie Ft Lewis WA victory has advanced Adam 1988 US Free Flight Finals held Seguin TX October 1988 Adam 17 years old lives Maple Valley WA Melinda Anderson class FiC Melinda may female US Junior Free Flight Team also brings im pressive contest record has active 1/2A C FiC Power events has competed Canadian Nationals Sky scrapers Annual Spring Meet East ern Free Flight Championships name few Eighteen-year-old Melinda lives Mountaintop PA Jimmy Buxton class FiB Jimmy being sponsored Greater Pittsburgh PA Chapter 45 EAA Experimental Aircraft Association AMA EAA sister di visions within National Aeronautic Asso ciation NAA has active compe tition years 1987 Jimmy placed top three positions 21 times differ ent events placed 11 times Lincoln Nats placed first out 10 Open contes tants 1987 King Orange Internation als Jimmy 17 years old comes Bethel Park PA Matthew Gagliano class FlA Matt Floral Park NY has established envi able contest reputation has flown four out last five Nats holds na tional Novice Pennyplane record first Sr 1/2A Gas 87 Nats Lincoln Matt flies Brooklyn Sky Scrapers Like World Free Flight Champion ships adults World Free Flight Cham pionship Juniors will run under auspices FAI Federation Aeronau tique Internationale headquart ered Paris France establishes record categories keeps record performances world aeronautical community Current plans hold Junior World Free Flight Champs two years during years adult champs scheduled way young competitors will have opportunity compete Junior level before have partici pate grueling adult events timing contest excellent next world championships adult Free Flight fliers will occur 1990 Argen tina hoped Junior World Free Flight Champs Poland will give some talented younger fliers exposure world-class competition will need effectively represent United States future international compet itive events Lately few Free Flight fliers have begun wonder AMA has allowed con cerns Free Flight modeler become submerged gigantic growth RC modeling has experienced recent years wonder AMAs concern noise policy frequencies liability insur ance etc has caused concerns av erage Free Flight flier become lost shuffle AMAs support new World Championship program Juniors should demonstrate Free Flight fliers AMA nowand will remaina staunch supporter Free Flight modeling AMA off i daIs have repeatedly indicated sup port Free Flight aeromodeling lev els participation have also sup portive efforts get new modelers involved hobby support Junior FAI team another avenue AMA can encourage young Free Flight modelers continue its commitment Free Flight aeromodeling FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee Chairman Bill Gibbons agreed sessment described goals program First want demonstrate aver age modeler AMAs support Free Flight community sincere longlasting oneand AMA can ex pected increase commitment op portunities such ariseif Free Flight fliers can demonstrate programs truly filling modeling need way measured course creased participation Free Flight events Second want show younger fliers terrific opportunities flying international level available young person willing put some time Free Flight has least fair chance represent United States international competition Third want give fliers coun try same opportunity European fliers have compete international setting Americans generally dont realize European wants compete international contest usually means takes short drive over weekend Inter national borders simply closer Eu rope Consequently European fliers have extensive international flying experi ence before ever fly Free Flight World Championships have opportunity break Juniors competition international levels early modeling careers think will able expect greater con test success Most important though want ex pose modelers young old Free Flight object fishing simply catch fish would no fly-fishermen think Free Flight aeromodeling fly-fishing fishing its just much tougher other kinds aeromod eling Today think active FAI-oriented Free Flight fliers compose less 1% AMAs roster AMA-oriented compe tition Free Flight fliers may amount other 5%-10% AMAs overall member ship paraphrase Doc Martin Its everybody think room growth Free Flight AMAs support both adult Junior FAI teams will play important part growth small size portion hobby means statistically least some effort comparatively new flier can stand good chance making US team think once greater numbers young people have chance experi ence Free Flight participate fellow ship sport experience themselves excitement watching creations flying free future Free Flight will assured m Technical Director conlf need broadband narrow-band provide ade quate time have transmitter checked interim arrangement will effect through June 1 1989 Equipment certification Elsewhere publication AMA News sectionEd will find first listing equipment presently being manufactured narrow-band list compiled re sult documentation submitted manu facturers importers distributors Test ing either time type certification performed later date indepen dent certified testing organizations should indicate equipment meets ex ceeds guidelines published Aca demy guidelines provided dustry year-and-a-half ago can found page 11 Membership Man ual sent AMA members Another train thought concerns qualifi cation large models 55 100 lb entitles make demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events will find list approved inspectors pro gram elsewhere Competition News letter qualification system quite rigorous approves model demonstration-type flights no con nection between system com petition event Currently heaviest weight limit models competition still 40 lb found rules event 514 Giant Scale Contest Directors sanctioned events such IMAA QSAA fly-ins need aware fact model aircraft meeting over-55-lb qualification require Continued page 129 October 1988 125 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughto provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submitted withinn the limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determi o nation appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Duration IsHere Face Lou Crane AMA 231 39CD Don Mulligan AMA 411CD Heartfelt thanks Rich Nevein thoughtful thought-provoking Soap box letter August 1988 put sharp focus much recent debate about future FF think time has ar rived RCD Radio Control Duration X Were unusual position regarding gthe FF/RC/RCD hassle recently conducted first AMA-sanctioned RCD contest great learning experience 0 Our approach challenge match tween AMA Sailplane categories RC Power Duration models time Gliders proved both consistent capable o RCD evolution should things. Progress can frustrating new field Since June 4-5 1988 meet weve loping lessons learned before o and during competition Best combination Cl far K&B 21-powered 900-sq-in 50-oz converted Sagitta Well Sagitta X wings anyway o RCDs benefits clear no shagging histarts winch lines no cross-country slogs retrieve model dozens test flights since contest still learn ing fly powered phase see promise enjoyable climbs reminiscent Dons first Zipper powered peaked X Brown Jr mid-Thirties Remember o We flew 50 oz 21 engine True climbs dont yet compare hot AMA/FAI competition FF model 20-30 o sec climb much enjoyable 57 sec burp say politely Typical flights 10-15 mm less 10 sec re x trieve too O This fun Don has since kid Hes competing about 55 years him beats Open Rubber Gas FF both prewar postwar CL O RC/RC Pattern recent love C Soaring Whats great about Free Flight X Powers screaming climb dainty glide o have natural appeal us can days because field sizes neighbors wide open Southwest desert Arizona theres NO o WAY could get four 15C mm FF flights between 730 900 am RCD IS NOT FREE FLIGHT different way fly models gains other modes has new challenges offers us across US chance t6 tackle Because RCD FF Soar ing RC Sport let grow its own form particular limits much steer carryovers-from other modes model flight thumb-happy sport RCer will see right off loses po tential height time slams stick chops power left stick stone dead hes got height en gine going give him other hand Butterfly Piece-of-Cake have shown chugging around gently powered glide very pleasant RCD allows mode just eas ing throttle tickover go back up just add power Trimming adjustment flights have killed lost quite few FFs andat present state arteven few RCDs vely nice able dial few touches way upor downor pre vent need extensive rebuild . trickier thought get solid climb high-powered RCD Throttled back things docile pure John Pond OT Ah wellif too easy thered no challenge no feeling ac complishment RCD blends contest FF lore RC Soaring/sport/Patternand some CL practices example FFs power climb trimmed trial-and-error over flights/models competitive RCD climbing would seem simpler isnt model goes through acceleration steady climb speed regimes like FFnot like RCso RC experience isnt help would think Neither FF contest expe rience much help because being able correct during flight makes real differ ence does loss height caused overcontrolling ideal RCD power phase needs preflight power-trimming exper tise contest FF flier smooth ness control Pattern flier glide phase needs thermal-hunting land ing precision Glider-guider RCD merely disciplines calls reason hard-core FFers may short RC power Soaring experience resist RCD idea another reason possi bility evils frequency-control/flyon-call-rounds would take Rich Nevelns ponies out under control pros thereby putting flying equal-chance basis Lous second-generation RCDs reflects few lessons areas seldom considered NFFS Symposium may work . Theory analysis trimming practice practice practice will hope bring maximum altitude limited engine run Soaring experience helpsbut less might expect stopped prop has about much drag glide rest airframe Cant tuck-and-run way Slope FAI ship can Electrics Same thing different RCD performance can bit potent can quite light can reach fast steady climb speed easily because dont need lifthence dragto carry Ni-Cd cells RCD models can built strong enough safe long-lived eggshell-like potential bombs problem some have Electrics relatively little weight can invested structure carry battery load before plane gets too heavy climb out everyone gets thrilled Electrics sound correctly muffled high-performance engine pleases some us fuel load burns off climband wasnt much start difference performance between RCD Electric simple weight dif ference Fly models perform want Competition RCD can offer AMA event 702 /2A Texaco-like limited-fuel-allotment/ run-out-the-tank logical next step limited-engine-ru n/d isplacement-classes/ power-loading specs Both ways use RC shop lift staying home county suggests scoring against time tar get rather trying maxes meet scoring plus point per sec ond up maximum 420 secseven minutesand minus point per second second over 420 no landing precision requirement Want landing precision Great RC planes need frequency control ends tactical FF game fly Fly rounds Sure levels off time-of-day im pact Small field near neighbors Stick muffler requirement enforce fly RCD Since RCD lets us build decent structures can build models fly consistently will around long time Write contest rules accordingly say five flights class per day per plane No attempts either launch counts SAMs popularity points existence fliers like leisurely kinda-FF-like flying practical model specs RCD wont force need $300 engines $120 miniservos $50-pergallon fuel Again us should able join used considerable weight engine displacement 200 oz per cu try keep performance reasonablethat vig orous terrifying Weve found can still get bit intense heavier loadingsay up 400 oz per cu bal SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 126 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 C C 0 w 0 x Co 0 -U w 0 x C 0 w 0 x Co 0 w 0 x Co 0 03 0 x Co 0 U 0 x Co 0 0 U 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX anced longer engine runsmight bet ter relaxation Anyone enjoys flying podconverted Two-Meter Glider might like bit muscle climb bit less drag glide Try RCD guy underfour-foot RCHLG models might manage other two oz TeeDeeif want fantastic climb some cost glide about Electra hot 10 15 stead its usual electric mill Witch Doctor tad wider pylon air borne pack like RCIJ What like Want write authors Address Don Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Lane Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Lou Crane 2163 Sonoita Drive Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Duration Jamboree Duration Jamboree contest forms sizes types powered Dura tion models compete includes RC Free Flight models Texaco Antique both RC FF models fly same contest through unique handicapping system now able compete against other same event order fly event type powered model will suffice contestant allowed maximum four models make six attempts three official flights attempts scored three highest scores selected official time models used event will processed marked official entry 1 RC Duration will have 18-sec engine run five-minute max including flyback recovery area Any flight over five minutes will discounted called attempt recovery area point within 500 ft launch site 2 FF Duration has 15-sec engine run five-mi max 3 Texaco RC has 10-mm max including fly-back recovery area Texaco RC time over 10 mm called attempt 10-mm maxes divided two bring scoring line FF RC Du ration 4 1/2A Texaco 049 reed-valve engines fuel tank exceeding 8cc capacity FF Texaco flights timer goes contestant FF Texaco max 10 mm 5 Thirty-Second Antique has five-mm max minimum entry fee $5/model After six attempts used up contestant may reenter paying reentry fee $6/model reprocessing Reentries Dick Marra all consolation event trophies given through fourth place conso lation event open contestants have won first event About 30 people worked developing handicapping system tried everybody seemed happy no arguments everyone stuck ruleswhich simple Future Free Flight Two Vistas Don Hughes AMA 41742 continuing arguments regarding future Free Flight seem fall two camps first argument says Free Flight ers must change die second argu ment says change anything its no longer Free Flight logic presented Joe Ed Pederson June Soapbox pretty well sums up average experienced Free Flighter feels about RC means keeping mod els field right models capable being brought back against wind might electric-powered ones re started end max would need lots altitude us have just squeaked out max before model lands still left chase solution isnt workable un der conditions isnt solution own opinion should quit complaining just best can un der conditions presented Yes would like see several permanent Nats sites great open spaces Free Flight us expect see ice skating Hell before happens Perhaps develop ing Reno site will foot door Free Flighters need support good contests least disparage Nats support conditions Lincoln 1987 positive worst experience contestants made best put up flights miser able swore Never againbut also learned lot about determination average modeler makes pretty mad read state ments saying Nats fliers just bunch subpar wimps real competition stays home because conditions arent right watched people battle some pretty tough conditions proud core message Support Free Flight whenever wherever can dont change stop complaining about Nats After attendance isnt compulsory Some Editorial Though. Ross McMullen AMA 18181 Joe Beshar writes remind us now AMA rule book Special Event VintageGas event No 701 can found page 124 1988-89 rule book Joe will have run event 1988 Nats time read Perhaps will report us later date what suc cess encountered Also Special Events section 1988-89 rule book event No 702 RC Dura tion Provisional flying rules differ tween two events Vintage allows use RC engine cutoff DT RC Du ration allows use RC during flight other differences Vintage pre 1942 designs three classes ignition onlywith gas/oil fuel engines wher eas RCD demands limited-fuel Cox 1AA reedvalve glow engines design model other specifications met What really need know anybody flying events becomes apparent after read ing viewpoints presented RC-in-FF discussion really emotionally charged subjectand underlying concepts have really brought out defined example what really talking about refer Free Flight Are really just talking about event events has main distinguishing feature models fly freely physical type control input modeler once launched talking about participating creative art form building stick-andtissue models flying under long standing procedural rules Are looking pleasure journey ing idyllic spot out country may enjoy sights/sounds na ture send graceful creation winging skyas created bird Are talking about group social activ ity talking about activity best enjoyed solitary setting Must include element person-to person competition seeking see fruit creative efforts flying imagined would important have op portunity exercise hard-won skills trim ming bird flies well will likely get very differ ent answers question What enjoy about Free Flight Bill Winter Harry Murphy Bill Winter loves Cabin models Carl Wheeley says joy went out FF glow engines came Bill Warner loves Rubber Scale hope read Art Ways re membrance introduction aeromodeling/FF Doc Mathews RC OldTimers column August 1988 issue Model Aviation tore heart out minor differences perfectly expresed own introduction aeromodelingand subsequent infatuation feelings about RC-in-FF discus sion get enjoyment out hobby Im flying bud dies would enjoy flying site near homeI could use often less expense Some young people might pass stop watch activity might become interested try themselves lives might enriched asso ciation aeromodelingmuch has own joy could increase through association U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1988 127 L L 0 U 0 w 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 -U U 0 x U 0 U 0 x 1989 US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Program Approved participants current Helicopter Team Selection Program recently voted approve 1989 Team Selection Program rules previously devel oped approved Team Selection Committee US Team Selection Program 1989 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter World Championships Purpose 1988-1989 FAI HELICOPTER TEAM SELEC TION PROGRAM shall used select three team members represent United States 1989 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve re placement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishes qualify world championship team must cur rent US resident member Acad emy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp available AMA HQ $10 enter team selection pro gram program entry fee $20 must paid AMA HQ entrant will re ceive embossed performance affidavit form addition order eligible attend team selection contest Finals contes tant must place upper 50 percent FAI Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA sanctioned contest held during calendar year prior Finals entry form must prop erly completed signed Contest Director top white copy must warded Headquarters Incomplete im properly completed forms may result contestant being denied entry Fi nals III TEAM SELECTION FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months must maintained tween final team selection contest world championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days preceding first day Flnals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest C DURATIONThe final team selection contest Finals shall two-day event minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become-official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest rejected Jury fee shall forwarded F3C Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester pro test allowed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion team selection contest af ter resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have declared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic TEAM MANAGERThe team manager shall elected first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion team selection contest team man ager cannot primary team members nor mechanic pilot US team J JURYThe FAI Jury presiding team selection finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council Jury shall con sist three members shall named and/or appointed accordance fol lowing 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The Jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members Jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decision appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported excess baggagenot freight 5 The funding will same world championships held United States B The official USA/F3C Team Fund will held account AMA HQ under control Team Selection Committee entry fees additional income and/or nations shall kept fund C Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees collected during program D The Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee 5 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging E USA/FAI F3C Team Fund monies can spent team expenses fi nal team selection contest Indoor proposal August 1988 sue page 115 proposal identified IND-90-1 should have IND-90-3 what about -1 -2 ask bit miscoordination occurred HQ two initial Indoor proposals misplaced editor So try set matters straight three Indoor proposals have re leased Contest Board Chairman distribution Indoor Contest Board have received farwith correct identification numbers IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Eliminate steering either balloon pole competition events except FiD FAI StickEvent No 203 AMA Stick Event No 201 ROG Cabin Event No 204 events Existing AMA National Records would af fected IND-90-2 DJ Lindley Add Bostonian rule book official event set itial rules presented include requirement ROG awarding charisma factor 100 120 models appearance subsequently used multiplier official flight score Wingspan chord fuselage length propeller dia meter etc restricted Fuselage must en close box area 15 x 25 x 30 fuselage longerons must support forces produced rubber motor no solid hollow motor sticks light weight structure attached allowed No Na tional Records would maintained IND-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted 1 Made solid sheet Proposal listing continued 128 Model Aviation Technical Director confid ments will have record file AMA HQ indicating approval demonstration flights suggested CDs anticipate having aircraft over 55 lb brought event should become ac quainted procedures being em ployed program information may obtained contacting Techni cal Director AMA HQ Please understand program very new As result everyone somewhat feeling way through communica tion channels basic patterns have established include following qualify modelObtain information package Headquarters list inspec tors will published Model Aviation available Headquarters Models must certified year become InspectorObtain informa tion package Headquarters Complete application quiz Return items Technical Director Upon verification AMA membership applicant references passing quiz application forwarded IMAA District Director AMA District involved IMAA District Director recommends applicants appropriate AMA vice-president VP appoints individ uals written confirmation appoint ment received Headquarters appli cant IMAA president IMAA publication ed itor AMA vice-president informed mail As date writing column have no aircraft certified ad dition few little concerns regard ing basic format program under consideration Lets switch train thought again Re cently have received number phone calls letters two different subjects First surprising number fine read ers responded comment material column August issue didnt read dont remember subject competition interesting thing person kind enough comment material seemed garner little dif ferent concept column Some dwelled aspect compete Others seemed interested material concerning reaching members have beached themselves plateau especially flattering find AMAer wanted reprint portions column newsletter pertaining other entirely different activity volved words Wayne Hanson Green Valley AZ other hobby singing barber shop quartet music reading arti cle noticed parallels between two organizations New members start out bang cannot find enough keep interested drop out similar rate some want get out night week sing others want compete Competition case means better sound arrangements etc Providing challenges encourage ment various skills important sing ing too case ranges ginner man competes international-caliber quartet chorus Wayne signed off closing Keep em flying harmony Indeed excellent thought last thought month actually pro found oops Recently nicely pro duced videotapes RC Video Magazine ran seven-minute segment featuring Ken Wells model called Thinga mabob end segment Ken sug gested contact Headquarters additional information stuff like plans etc Oops now comes play cause right instant dont have plans Drawing up has Im gonna quite just hasnt happened will fact time read may way completion So-o-o have interest Control Line Radio Control Electric glow-engined tail dragger trikegeared model let know Ill put request growing file notification plans available Nuf now SANCTIONED eRIsed 198849 Sanction ustC040 43891108 00133 Capon300 EU80 0811,O1BCl8~ OURBOOR 6080 RIGORI 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test Director aloRg yoor request too information Ghoul RURRI leORrs pureRthesen B AA etc immediatRiy following daIR locatioR event refRr Sanction clOSOlliCatiOR 95 63plGi3Rd AMA FAIR book S Udicotes FRUtrictioR ot Rnt3y Come fashion aRd events contact person should qaeried obtaip details possibly aood 33iGGRdRStandiRO dicopyontment inteRded participent pertocalarly coRsiderable travRl may inoolved NOTE ft indicates traditional eveRt ORe Which has occured 100 nonheo yours same date aRd place 5GR1R spensa SEPTEMBER IL SEPT 1-30-Oowego IL SOAR Record Trial 441-442-443444 Site club Field T Kalle Rang CD 1315 Paddock Dr Wheeling1 fL 60090 PH 312-875-4565 Sponsor SOAR PA SEPT 1-30Pittsburgh PA AMA Record Tri als 401-452-453-454 JSO Pdtoburgh P Carr CD 329 Little ARe Ridgonay PA 18S3 PH 814-772-4851 Sponsor STEEL CITY SO ARERS IA SEPT 1-30Blakesburg IA EISS Record Tri als 441-442-443-444 JSO Site Elakeaburg Airfield P Wilnon CD RR Middletown IA 52638 PH 319-392-4562 Sponnor EASTERN IOWA SOARING SOCIETY CO SEPT 2-3-4Deneer CO AM Rocky Moun tain FF Champs Cat III 101 102-103 104105 106 114 115&117 118 120-121-122 501 503 JSO Golfywok Jabberwok DyRa moe combined flown unlimited rubber njlea flight times Site Denner D Jones CD 431 E FounfaiR Place Manitou Springa CO 80829 PH 719-685-5312 Sponsor MAGNIFI CENT MOUNTAiN MEN MN SEPT 3Brooklyn Park MN 3rd Annual Erseshaber Memorial Race 422 JSO Site Brooklyn Park D Bertyman CD 4505 83rd Cir ole North BrocklyR Park MN 55443 PH 612566-5445 Sponsor GRASSFIELD RC NY SEPT 3-4---Galeville NY CC East Coast Old Timer Championships Old Timer eccept Nostalgia ecesto Sept 300-024 Small Cabin Gao Rubber Scale 24 Large Pylon Nostalgia Gas Twin Pusher winner Only Stick Rubber 150 co mao OT HLG Sept 4024 Large Cabin Gas 00-24 Small Pylon Gas OT Towline 0020 Cabin/Pylon Replica 30 Sec Antique Cabin ROG 150 sq max Nostalgia Rubber 1943-1956 Hi Fly Site Gale Rille J SloB CD S Bradley Lane Sandy Hook CT 06482 Sponsor SAM-7 OH SEPT 3-4Miamisbarg OH ID WORKS Big gie Fan Fly 514 Eeenl will Static Din play & Fun Fly 6/o acale RC aircraft Site Mi amisburg W Collins CD 1348 Central Park Aee Kettering OH 45409 PH 513-296-1845 Sponsor WESTERN OHIO RADIO KONTROL SOCIETY OH SEPT 3-4WPAF Base OH AA COFFC Fall Meef 88 Caf III 101 102-103 104-105 110-111 115 117 120-121 122 JSO ABC Nontalgia comb Pee Wee 30 ABC Old Timer comb Old Timer Rubber 030 Old Timer Rep lea i/o & bA Noatalina elf comb Contact CD daya events Wright Fefd F Miller CD 123 5 Tulane Rd Colambun OH 43202 PH 614-263-1178 Sponsor CENTRAL OHIO FREE FLIGHT CLUB CO SEPT 3-4Deneer CO CC Rocky Mountain SAM Champs 5th Annual SAM Ecents FF ABC Cabin Pylon Rubber/Towline HL Glider 020 Replica Rubber Scele Gas Scale Also Nosfalgia RC ABC OT ABC Antique Texaco Antique Ignition ABC Cabin Texaco Model Maseam Land Lease Southeasf K Brag geman CD 2782 5 Webster Denver CO 80227 PH 303-985-3298 Sponsor MODEL MU SEUM FLYING CLUB SAM #1 TX SEPT 3-4Dallas TX AM Soulhwestern CL Championships 301-302 303-304 307-306309-310-311 317 319-320-321-322 325-326327-328 509 Osickie Rat Racing 21 Sport Speed Sport Speed & Old Time Stunt JSO 305 0 306 SO 313 Goldberg Racing JS 0 Speed Events 301-310 flown record ratio event carrier events 318-321 Oown record ratio event 322 aerobaf ice flown per PAMPA classes B/I NE Site Dallas Hobby Park B Biachoff CD 7550 Christie Lo Dallas TX 75249 PH 214-780-9465 Sponsor DALLAS MODEL AIRCRAFT ASSN IN CANCELLEP SEPT 3-4Jasoneille IN RC Combat National Championships 327 JSO Special Rules Engine size 1 mao Ra dio 2 channel man foal task 2 02 mao Double elimination fly anfit lose twice Contacf CD farther defalls Jaaonvi8e Airport 0 Passen CO PO Boo 111 2606 Main Jason clue IN 47438 PH 812-665-3723 Sponsor RED MAX FUELS OH SEPT 3-4N Ridgeville OH C OSPRA Na tionals Lorain Counly RC Club 6/a Scale Pylon Race run OSPRA rules 2 day event winneva will fly off Oeneland Air Show Site N Ridgeville T Seman CD 6092 MIller Dr N Ridgeville OH 44039 PH 216327-1077 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Z hP5U COMPETI TOtII NEWSLETTEFU- ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 end June brought new activity Academy form National FunFly Some said would gamble Reno place Well fun two days did fly two evenings swapped war stories convention center will happen again next year Lets hope youll Executive Council meeting weekend fun-fly several items business discussed vicepresidents direct importance Con test Directors look toward 1989 Two three recommendations Fre quency Committee voted approved Council concern sanctioned events FirstStickers transmitters sanctioned events Effective January 1 1989 transmit ters used AMA-sanctioned events will required carry either Silver Gold sticker indicating broadband narrow-band operating channels RC12 through RC34 Gold sticker re quired Participants sanctioned events reminded variety possibilities exist having transmitters checked Rou tine servicing equipment service sta tions manufacturers/importers can re sult having sticker affixed An addi tional possibility exists trade shows other special AMA events Executive Council also approved terim arrangement CDs transmitters used sanctioned events stick ered CD authorized allow par ticipant sign declaration indicating knowledge transmitter either Conlinued page 12S National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month July 1988 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2241 Don Slusarczyk 5/14/88 2521 6/2/88 Ornithopter Senior624 Don Slusarczyk 5/15/88 840 6/2/88 Novice Pennyplane Senior1153 Don Slusarczyk 6/4/88 Pennyplane Senior1400 Don Slu sarczyk 6/4/88 Free FlightCategory 1/2A Gas Open 5937 Bob Sundberg 5/28/88 Free FlightCategory III B Gas Open 2730 Mike McKeever 6/26/88 B Gas Open 3611 Marvin R Mace 7/2/88 Outdoor Free Flight Cargo Senior25 oz Melanie Sanford 7/2/88 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 11988 Nats Free Flight Site Lost Bane Free Flighters Strikes AMA letter dated July 7 1988 Nats General Manager Vince Mankowski relay bad news Nats-bound Outdoor Free Flight event competitors volunteer workers site selected primary lo cation Free Flight events 1988 Nats lost earlier date backup site also available third alternate site lost just two weeks prior Nats letter went explain condi tions relative drought Ameri can Midwest brought economic pres sure bear Tidewater VA farming community till available farm pas ture land area largest sod farms used seed drill planted soybeans thereby negating sod sales next few years seems current market demand soybeans made decisions quite impossible avoid alternative left AMA cancel Outdoor Free Flight events Nats However Free Flight Scale events AMA Juniors Represent US Poland First Junior FF Champs John Berryman time receive report unique event will have occurred near town Leszno southwestern Poland During time period August 8-15 1988 Leszno will host first FAI World Free Flight Championships Juniors Thanks support AMA US FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee several individual sponsors United States will able send seven-member team compete first-ever event Thanks AMA support team mem ber will receive official uniform cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York City Leszno event entry fees being paid AMA Aeromodelings business community has also contributed generously Junior team Satellite City Hot Stuff has provided $1000 worth products enable con testants complete airplanes CelCon ihdustries Exton PA has contributed $400 worth battery packs well special ized charger designed operate 50 Hz 220-volt power will avail able flying site Three events will flown Champs flown Nats Fentress Field Free Right Indoor competition held Nats Scope Center Coliseum great deal time effort ex pended keep Outdoor Free Right competi tion 1988 Nats Time effort money factors loss Outdoor events Droughts planting cycles militaty missions variety similar conditions caused cancella tion Outdoor Free Right events Obviously Free Flight modelers disap pointed turn events Nats offi cials AMA officers also extremely dis appointed upset loss situation exemplifies problems facing Nats Committee year feared type situation may become pre valent coming years Nats Manager Mankow ski scouring whole country search feas ible sites forthcoming Nats Modelers may take note fact sites previously used Lake Charles LA Lincoln NE no longer available Nats Sites lii addition Chicopee MA site has lost near term may available future FlA Nordic FiB Wakefield FiC Power Bill Gibbons chairman FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee United States group dedicated fellow committee members convinced AMA support contest would ben efit international aeromodeling general Free Flight modeling particular Junior-age fliers age 18 under about 25 countries expected attend contest United States will repre sented Bob Sifleet team manager Bob mem ber FAI Team Selection Committee has member US FAI Free Flight team 1959 1969 1977 again 1987 will assisted Fred Anderson Mike Keller class FiC Mike 16-yearold Chatsworth CA has run up impressive tally Power victories West Coast including second FAI Power Fresno 87 Annual Martin Pelatowski class FlA Maltin Ansonia CT addition Nordic flies Hand-Launched Glider Unlimited Rub ber P-30 Martin 17 years old cur rently flies Bluebird equipped circle towhook Anthony W Hutchins class FiC Anthony makes home Portland IN 17year-old Anthony has enviable contest record 1986 Anthony attended Lake Charles LA Nats entered 11 events took first nine settled sec ond remaining two Adam Tracy class FiB Adams interest Wakefield seems have inherited grandfather 1937 US Wake Continued page 125 October 1988 123 Competition Directory 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards will last such early group presented since issue maga zine last published before cutoff next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-23 Melvin Schuette Allow use mufflers tuned exhaust systems Profile Class Navy Carrier events used engines 2135 cu dis placement smaller CL-90-24 Melvin Schuette Limit engine displacement Profile Navy Carrier event 2135 cu would also abolish present Profile Carrier records RC Soaring Proposals SO-90-4 Edward M Granger Add Task T9 Navathon present Thermal Soaring task alternative Task T6 Triathlon proposed task combination Task T2 alternate scoring table contestant could elect use start round alternate scoring table based awarding points based closely contestants flight time approaches target odd minute flight time pilot hit ting odd minute nose would gain additional 60 points example second flew beyond time bonus would decrease two points per second until became minus 58 points 59 sec past odd minute Hitting minute nose would give minus 60-point bonus would become positive rate two points per second until received 60point bonus hitting odd minute nose Free Flight Proposals FF-90-3 Jim Bennett Create new class Outdoor Rubber model Big E de sign restriction would model must have minimum projected wing area 300 sq proposal actually restores class removed rule book years ago Indoor Proposals editor goofed presented Continued page 128 CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 AC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow SI Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Ferewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Weet IV Warren Senders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Perk MD 20741 AC Ed Bysrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Meed 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC C Grey 201 NeIman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Fathering 1544 Darien Leks Dr Darien IL souse CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgta IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heffenalein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vIl events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 83014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulas Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 viii Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 ix Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 6962 S Lamer St Littleton CO 80123 x Roif Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oriks CA 95828 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCeity 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98166 AC Pylon & Searing AC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicetea Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 140 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45238 lv Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Ron McNally 6118 Berda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lekeland Ave Lukewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Aelnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rocheuter NY 14812 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kerlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6840 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Neperville IL 60840 Enecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 93863 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatharn Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 Ii George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 ill A Hesaslbroph 6320 MaeBerry Hill Ct CIncinnati OH 45248 lVtausy Mills Brenkaide Rt 3 Bun 115 Charlnttesvule VA 22901.--- V Johil Fuque 724 Diane St. Hicevilte FL 32578 LICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vemon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schonnard c/n Walt Scasonard 2584 NOST Orlunda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 08001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave. Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Brilley Terrace College Perk GA 38349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Meyne Ave. Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Sheikey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. 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COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Inspectors Experimental Radio Control Aircraft program developed cooperatively IMAA AMA qualify large mod els 55-100 ib demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events instituted sev eral months ago Part program volves appointment inspectors oversee qualifications aircraft persons will called upon per form inspection process hoped AMA district will eventually have least such inspector As date following persons have applied position have se lected Academy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District ViICharles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ m field team father Dan Tracy also active FiB flier Adam took first place 1987 FAI Challenge Selected Contest held Harts Lake Prairie Ft Lewis WA victory has advanced Adam 1988 US Free Flight Finals held Seguin TX October 1988 Adam 17 years old lives Maple Valley WA Melinda Anderson class FiC Melinda may female US Junior Free Flight Team also brings im pressive contest record has active 1/2A C FiC Power events has competed Canadian Nationals Sky scrapers Annual Spring Meet East ern Free Flight Championships name few Eighteen-year-old Melinda lives Mountaintop PA Jimmy Buxton class FiB Jimmy being sponsored Greater Pittsburgh PA Chapter 45 EAA Experimental Aircraft Association AMA EAA sister di visions within National Aeronautic Asso ciation NAA has active compe tition years 1987 Jimmy placed top three positions 21 times differ ent events placed 11 times Lincoln Nats placed first out 10 Open contes tants 1987 King Orange Internation als Jimmy 17 years old comes Bethel Park PA Matthew Gagliano class FlA Matt Floral Park NY has established envi able contest reputation has flown four out last five Nats holds na tional Novice Pennyplane record first Sr 1/2A Gas 87 Nats Lincoln Matt flies Brooklyn Sky Scrapers Like World Free Flight Champion ships adults World Free Flight Cham pionship Juniors will run under auspices FAI Federation Aeronau tique Internationale headquart ered Paris France establishes record categories keeps record performances world aeronautical community Current plans hold Junior World Free Flight Champs two years during years adult champs scheduled way young competitors will have opportunity compete Junior level before have partici pate grueling adult events timing contest excellent next world championships adult Free Flight fliers will occur 1990 Argen tina hoped Junior World Free Flight Champs Poland will give some talented younger fliers exposure world-class competition will need effectively represent United States future international compet itive events Lately few Free Flight fliers have begun wonder AMA has allowed con cerns Free Flight modeler become submerged gigantic growth RC modeling has experienced recent years wonder AMAs concern noise policy frequencies liability insur ance etc has caused concerns av erage Free Flight flier become lost shuffle AMAs support new World Championship program Juniors should demonstrate Free Flight fliers AMA nowand will remaina staunch supporter Free Flight modeling AMA off i daIs have repeatedly indicated sup port Free Flight aeromodeling lev els participation have also sup portive efforts get new modelers involved hobby support Junior FAI team another avenue AMA can encourage young Free Flight modelers continue its commitment Free Flight aeromodeling FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee Chairman Bill Gibbons agreed sessment described goals program First want demonstrate aver age modeler AMAs support Free Flight community sincere longlasting oneand AMA can ex pected increase commitment op portunities such ariseif Free Flight fliers can demonstrate programs truly filling modeling need way measured course creased participation Free Flight events Second want show younger fliers terrific opportunities flying international level available young person willing put some time Free Flight has least fair chance represent United States international competition Third want give fliers coun try same opportunity European fliers have compete international setting Americans generally dont realize European wants compete international contest usually means takes short drive over weekend Inter national borders simply closer Eu rope Consequently European fliers have extensive international flying experi ence before ever fly Free Flight World Championships have opportunity break Juniors competition international levels early modeling careers think will able expect greater con test success Most important though want ex pose modelers young old Free Flight object fishing simply catch fish would no fly-fishermen think Free Flight aeromodeling fly-fishing fishing its just much tougher other kinds aeromod eling Today think active FAI-oriented Free Flight fliers compose less 1% AMAs roster AMA-oriented compe tition Free Flight fliers may amount other 5%-10% AMAs overall member ship paraphrase Doc Martin Its everybody think room growth Free Flight AMAs support both adult Junior FAI teams will play important part growth small size portion hobby means statistically least some effort comparatively new flier can stand good chance making US team think once greater numbers young people have chance experi ence Free Flight participate fellow ship sport experience themselves excitement watching creations flying free future Free Flight will assured m Technical Director conlf need broadband narrow-band provide ade quate time have transmitter checked interim arrangement will effect through June 1 1989 Equipment certification Elsewhere publication AMA News sectionEd will find first listing equipment presently being manufactured narrow-band list compiled re sult documentation submitted manu facturers importers distributors Test ing either time type certification performed later date indepen dent certified testing organizations should indicate equipment meets ex ceeds guidelines published Aca demy guidelines provided dustry year-and-a-half ago can found page 11 Membership Man ual sent AMA members Another train thought concerns qualifi cation large models 55 100 lb entitles make demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events will find list approved inspectors pro gram elsewhere Competition News letter qualification system quite rigorous approves model demonstration-type flights no con nection between system com petition event Currently heaviest weight limit models competition still 40 lb found rules event 514 Giant Scale Contest Directors sanctioned events such IMAA QSAA fly-ins need aware fact model aircraft meeting over-55-lb qualification require Continued page 129 October 1988 125 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughto provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submitted withinn the limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determi o nation appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Duration IsHere Face Lou Crane AMA 231 39CD Don Mulligan AMA 411CD Heartfelt thanks Rich Nevein thoughtful thought-provoking Soap box letter August 1988 put sharp focus much recent debate about future FF think time has ar rived RCD Radio Control Duration X Were unusual position regarding gthe FF/RC/RCD hassle recently conducted first AMA-sanctioned RCD contest great learning experience 0 Our approach challenge match tween AMA Sailplane categories RC Power Duration models time Gliders proved both consistent capable o RCD evolution should things. Progress can frustrating new field Since June 4-5 1988 meet weve loping lessons learned before o and during competition Best combination Cl far K&B 21-powered 900-sq-in 50-oz converted Sagitta Well Sagitta X wings anyway o RCDs benefits clear no shagging histarts winch lines no cross-country slogs retrieve model dozens test flights since contest still learn ing fly powered phase see promise enjoyable climbs reminiscent Dons first Zipper powered peaked X Brown Jr mid-Thirties Remember o We flew 50 oz 21 engine True climbs dont yet compare hot AMA/FAI competition FF model 20-30 o sec climb much enjoyable 57 sec burp say politely Typical flights 10-15 mm less 10 sec re x trieve too O This fun Don has since kid Hes competing about 55 years him beats Open Rubber Gas FF both prewar postwar CL O RC/RC Pattern recent love C Soaring Whats great about Free Flight X Powers screaming climb dainty glide o have natural appeal us can days because field sizes neighbors wide open Southwest desert Arizona theres NO o WAY could get four 15C mm FF flights between 730 900 am RCD IS NOT FREE FLIGHT different way fly models gains other modes has new challenges offers us across US chance t6 tackle Because RCD FF Soar ing RC Sport let grow its own form particular limits much steer carryovers-from other modes model flight thumb-happy sport RCer will see right off loses po tential height time slams stick chops power left stick stone dead hes got height en gine going give him other hand Butterfly Piece-of-Cake have shown chugging around gently powered glide very pleasant RCD allows mode just eas ing throttle tickover go back up just add power Trimming adjustment flights have killed lost quite few FFs andat present state arteven few RCDs vely nice able dial few touches way upor downor pre vent need extensive rebuild . trickier thought get solid climb high-powered RCD Throttled back things docile pure John Pond OT Ah wellif too easy thered no challenge no feeling ac complishment RCD blends contest FF lore RC Soaring/sport/Patternand some CL practices example FFs power climb trimmed trial-and-error over flights/models competitive RCD climbing would seem simpler isnt model goes through acceleration steady climb speed regimes like FFnot like RCso RC experience isnt help would think Neither FF contest expe rience much help because being able correct during flight makes real differ ence does loss height caused overcontrolling ideal RCD power phase needs preflight power-trimming exper tise contest FF flier smooth ness control Pattern flier glide phase needs thermal-hunting land ing precision Glider-guider RCD merely disciplines calls reason hard-core FFers may short RC power Soaring experience resist RCD idea another reason possi bility evils frequency-control/flyon-call-rounds would take Rich Nevelns ponies out under control pros thereby putting flying equal-chance basis Lous second-generation RCDs reflects few lessons areas seldom considered NFFS Symposium may work . Theory analysis trimming practice practice practice will hope bring maximum altitude limited engine run Soaring experience helpsbut less might expect stopped prop has about much drag glide rest airframe Cant tuck-and-run way Slope FAI ship can Electrics Same thing different RCD performance can bit potent can quite light can reach fast steady climb speed easily because dont need lifthence dragto carry Ni-Cd cells RCD models can built strong enough safe long-lived eggshell-like potential bombs problem some have Electrics relatively little weight can invested structure carry battery load before plane gets too heavy climb out everyone gets thrilled Electrics sound correctly muffled high-performance engine pleases some us fuel load burns off climband wasnt much start difference performance between RCD Electric simple weight dif ference Fly models perform want Competition RCD can offer AMA event 702 /2A Texaco-like limited-fuel-allotment/ run-out-the-tank logical next step limited-engine-ru n/d isplacement-classes/ power-loading specs Both ways use RC shop lift staying home county suggests scoring against time tar get rather trying maxes meet scoring plus point per sec ond up maximum 420 secseven minutesand minus point per second second over 420 no landing precision requirement Want landing precision Great RC planes need frequency control ends tactical FF game fly Fly rounds Sure levels off time-of-day im pact Small field near neighbors Stick muffler requirement enforce fly RCD Since RCD lets us build decent structures can build models fly consistently will around long time Write contest rules accordingly say five flights class per day per plane No attempts either launch counts SAMs popularity points existence fliers like leisurely kinda-FF-like flying practical model specs RCD wont force need $300 engines $120 miniservos $50-pergallon fuel Again us should able join used considerable weight engine displacement 200 oz per cu try keep performance reasonablethat vig orous terrifying Weve found can still get bit intense heavier loadingsay up 400 oz per cu bal SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 126 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 C C 0 w 0 x Co 0 -U w 0 x C 0 w 0 x Co 0 w 0 x Co 0 03 0 x Co 0 U 0 x Co 0 0 U 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX anced longer engine runsmight bet ter relaxation Anyone enjoys flying podconverted Two-Meter Glider might like bit muscle climb bit less drag glide Try RCD guy underfour-foot RCHLG models might manage other two oz TeeDeeif want fantastic climb some cost glide about Electra hot 10 15 stead its usual electric mill Witch Doctor tad wider pylon air borne pack like RCIJ What like Want write authors Address Don Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Lane Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Lou Crane 2163 Sonoita Drive Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Duration Jamboree Duration Jamboree contest forms sizes types powered Dura tion models compete includes RC Free Flight models Texaco Antique both RC FF models fly same contest through unique handicapping system now able compete against other same event order fly event type powered model will suffice contestant allowed maximum four models make six attempts three official flights attempts scored three highest scores selected official time models used event will processed marked official entry 1 RC Duration will have 18-sec engine run five-minute max including flyback recovery area Any flight over five minutes will discounted called attempt recovery area point within 500 ft launch site 2 FF Duration has 15-sec engine run five-mi max 3 Texaco RC has 10-mm max including fly-back recovery area Texaco RC time over 10 mm called attempt 10-mm maxes divided two bring scoring line FF RC Du ration 4 1/2A Texaco 049 reed-valve engines fuel tank exceeding 8cc capacity FF Texaco flights timer goes contestant FF Texaco max 10 mm 5 Thirty-Second Antique has five-mm max minimum entry fee $5/model After six attempts used up contestant may reenter paying reentry fee $6/model reprocessing Reentries Dick Marra all consolation event trophies given through fourth place conso lation event open contestants have won first event About 30 people worked developing handicapping system tried everybody seemed happy no arguments everyone stuck ruleswhich simple Future Free Flight Two Vistas Don Hughes AMA 41742 continuing arguments regarding future Free Flight seem fall two camps first argument says Free Flight ers must change die second argu ment says change anything its no longer Free Flight logic presented Joe Ed Pederson June Soapbox pretty well sums up average experienced Free Flighter feels about RC means keeping mod els field right models capable being brought back against wind might electric-powered ones re started end max would need lots altitude us have just squeaked out max before model lands still left chase solution isnt workable un der conditions isnt solution own opinion should quit complaining just best can un der conditions presented Yes would like see several permanent Nats sites great open spaces Free Flight us expect see ice skating Hell before happens Perhaps develop ing Reno site will foot door Free Flighters need support good contests least disparage Nats support conditions Lincoln 1987 positive worst experience contestants made best put up flights miser able swore Never againbut also learned lot about determination average modeler makes pretty mad read state ments saying Nats fliers just bunch subpar wimps real competition stays home because conditions arent right watched people battle some pretty tough conditions proud core message Support Free Flight whenever wherever can dont change stop complaining about Nats After attendance isnt compulsory Some Editorial Though. Ross McMullen AMA 18181 Joe Beshar writes remind us now AMA rule book Special Event VintageGas event No 701 can found page 124 1988-89 rule book Joe will have run event 1988 Nats time read Perhaps will report us later date what suc cess encountered Also Special Events section 1988-89 rule book event No 702 RC Dura tion Provisional flying rules differ tween two events Vintage allows use RC engine cutoff DT RC Du ration allows use RC during flight other differences Vintage pre 1942 designs three classes ignition onlywith gas/oil fuel engines wher eas RCD demands limited-fuel Cox 1AA reedvalve glow engines design model other specifications met What really need know anybody flying events becomes apparent after read ing viewpoints presented RC-in-FF discussion really emotionally charged subjectand underlying concepts have really brought out defined example what really talking about refer Free Flight Are really just talking about event events has main distinguishing feature models fly freely physical type control input modeler once launched talking about participating creative art form building stick-andtissue models flying under long standing procedural rules Are looking pleasure journey ing idyllic spot out country may enjoy sights/sounds na ture send graceful creation winging skyas created bird Are talking about group social activ ity talking about activity best enjoyed solitary setting Must include element person-to person competition seeking see fruit creative efforts flying imagined would important have op portunity exercise hard-won skills trim ming bird flies well will likely get very differ ent answers question What enjoy about Free Flight Bill Winter Harry Murphy Bill Winter loves Cabin models Carl Wheeley says joy went out FF glow engines came Bill Warner loves Rubber Scale hope read Art Ways re membrance introduction aeromodeling/FF Doc Mathews RC OldTimers column August 1988 issue Model Aviation tore heart out minor differences perfectly expresed own introduction aeromodelingand subsequent infatuation feelings about RC-in-FF discus sion get enjoyment out hobby Im flying bud dies would enjoy flying site near homeI could use often less expense Some young people might pass stop watch activity might become interested try themselves lives might enriched asso ciation aeromodelingmuch has own joy could increase through association U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1988 127 L L 0 U 0 w 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 -U U 0 x U 0 U 0 x 1989 US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Program Approved participants current Helicopter Team Selection Program recently voted approve 1989 Team Selection Program rules previously devel oped approved Team Selection Committee US Team Selection Program 1989 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter World Championships Purpose 1988-1989 FAI HELICOPTER TEAM SELEC TION PROGRAM shall used select three team members represent United States 1989 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve re placement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishes qualify world championship team must cur rent US resident member Acad emy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp available AMA HQ $10 enter team selection pro gram program entry fee $20 must paid AMA HQ entrant will re ceive embossed performance affidavit form addition order eligible attend team selection contest Finals contes tant must place upper 50 percent FAI Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA sanctioned contest held during calendar year prior Finals entry form must prop erly completed signed Contest Director top white copy must warded Headquarters Incomplete im properly completed forms may result contestant being denied entry Fi nals III TEAM SELECTION FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months must maintained tween final team selection contest world championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days preceding first day Flnals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest C DURATIONThe final team selection contest Finals shall two-day event minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become-official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest rejected Jury fee shall forwarded F3C Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester pro test allowed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion team selection contest af ter resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have declared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic TEAM MANAGERThe team manager shall elected first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion team selection contest team man ager cannot primary team members nor mechanic pilot US team J JURYThe FAI Jury presiding team selection finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council Jury shall con sist three members shall named and/or appointed accordance fol lowing 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The Jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members Jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decision appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported excess baggagenot freight 5 The funding will same world championships held United States B The official USA/F3C Team Fund will held account AMA HQ under control Team Selection Committee entry fees additional income and/or nations shall kept fund C Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees collected during program D The Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee 5 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging E USA/FAI F3C Team Fund monies can spent team expenses fi nal team selection contest Indoor proposal August 1988 sue page 115 proposal identified IND-90-1 should have IND-90-3 what about -1 -2 ask bit miscoordination occurred HQ two initial Indoor proposals misplaced editor So try set matters straight three Indoor proposals have re leased Contest Board Chairman distribution Indoor Contest Board have received farwith correct identification numbers IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Eliminate steering either balloon pole competition events except FiD FAI StickEvent No 203 AMA Stick Event No 201 ROG Cabin Event No 204 events Existing AMA National Records would af fected IND-90-2 DJ Lindley Add Bostonian rule book official event set itial rules presented include requirement ROG awarding charisma factor 100 120 models appearance subsequently used multiplier official flight score Wingspan chord fuselage length propeller dia meter etc restricted Fuselage must en close box area 15 x 25 x 30 fuselage longerons must support forces produced rubber motor no solid hollow motor sticks light weight structure attached allowed No Na tional Records would maintained IND-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted 1 Made solid sheet Proposal listing continued 128 Model Aviation Technical Director confid ments will have record file AMA HQ indicating approval demonstration flights suggested CDs anticipate having aircraft over 55 lb brought event should become ac quainted procedures being em ployed program information may obtained contacting Techni cal Director AMA HQ Please understand program very new As result everyone somewhat feeling way through communica tion channels basic patterns have established include following qualify modelObtain information package Headquarters list inspec tors will published Model Aviation available Headquarters Models must certified year become InspectorObtain informa tion package Headquarters Complete application quiz Return items Technical Director Upon verification AMA membership applicant references passing quiz application forwarded IMAA District Director AMA District involved IMAA District Director recommends applicants appropriate AMA vice-president VP appoints individ uals written confirmation appoint ment received Headquarters appli cant IMAA president IMAA publication ed itor AMA vice-president informed mail As date writing column have no aircraft certified ad dition few little concerns regard ing basic format program under consideration Lets switch train thought again Re cently have received number phone calls letters two different subjects First surprising number fine read ers responded comment material column August issue didnt read dont remember subject competition interesting thing person kind enough comment material seemed garner little dif ferent concept column Some dwelled aspect compete Others seemed interested material concerning reaching members have beached themselves plateau especially flattering find AMAer wanted reprint portions column newsletter pertaining other entirely different activity volved words Wayne Hanson Green Valley AZ other hobby singing barber shop quartet music reading arti cle noticed parallels between two organizations New members start out bang cannot find enough keep interested drop out similar rate some want get out night week sing others want compete Competition case means better sound arrangements etc Providing challenges encourage ment various skills important sing ing too case ranges ginner man competes international-caliber quartet chorus Wayne signed off closing Keep em flying harmony Indeed excellent thought last thought month actually pro found oops Recently nicely pro duced videotapes RC Video Magazine ran seven-minute segment featuring Ken Wells model called Thinga mabob end segment Ken sug gested contact Headquarters additional information stuff like plans etc Oops now comes play cause right instant dont have plans Drawing up has Im gonna quite just hasnt happened will fact time read may way completion So-o-o have interest Control Line Radio Control Electric glow-engined tail dragger trikegeared model let know Ill put request growing file notification plans available Nuf now SANCTIONED eRIsed 198849 Sanction ustC040 43891108 00133 Capon300 EU80 0811,O1BCl8~ OURBOOR 6080 RIGORI 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test Director aloRg yoor request too information Ghoul RURRI leORrs pureRthesen B AA etc immediatRiy following daIR locatioR event refRr Sanction clOSOlliCatiOR 95 63plGi3Rd AMA FAIR book S Udicotes FRUtrictioR ot Rnt3y Come fashion aRd events contact person should qaeried obtaip details possibly aood 33iGGRdRStandiRO dicopyontment inteRded participent pertocalarly coRsiderable travRl may inoolved NOTE ft indicates traditional eveRt ORe Which has occured 100 nonheo yours same date aRd place 5GR1R spensa SEPTEMBER IL SEPT 1-30-Oowego IL SOAR Record Trial 441-442-443444 Site club Field T Kalle Rang CD 1315 Paddock Dr Wheeling1 fL 60090 PH 312-875-4565 Sponsor SOAR PA SEPT 1-30Pittsburgh PA AMA Record Tri als 401-452-453-454 JSO Pdtoburgh P Carr CD 329 Little ARe Ridgonay PA 18S3 PH 814-772-4851 Sponsor STEEL CITY SO ARERS IA SEPT 1-30Blakesburg IA EISS Record Tri als 441-442-443-444 JSO Site Elakeaburg Airfield P Wilnon CD RR Middletown IA 52638 PH 319-392-4562 Sponnor EASTERN IOWA 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301-302 303-304 307-306309-310-311 317 319-320-321-322 325-326327-328 509 Osickie Rat Racing 21 Sport Speed Sport Speed & Old Time Stunt JSO 305 0 306 SO 313 Goldberg Racing JS 0 Speed Events 301-310 flown record ratio event carrier events 318-321 Oown record ratio event 322 aerobaf ice flown per PAMPA classes B/I NE Site Dallas Hobby Park B Biachoff CD 7550 Christie Lo Dallas TX 75249 PH 214-780-9465 Sponsor DALLAS MODEL AIRCRAFT ASSN IN CANCELLEP SEPT 3-4Jasoneille IN RC Combat National Championships 327 JSO Special Rules Engine size 1 mao Ra dio 2 channel man foal task 2 02 mao Double elimination fly anfit lose twice Contacf CD farther defalls Jaaonvi8e Airport 0 Passen CO PO Boo 111 2606 Main Jason clue IN 47438 PH 812-665-3723 Sponsor RED MAX FUELS OH SEPT 3-4N Ridgeville OH C OSPRA Na tionals Lorain Counly RC Club 6/a Scale Pylon Race run OSPRA rules 2 day event winneva will fly off Oeneland Air Show Site N Ridgeville T Seman CD 6092 MIller Dr N Ridgeville OH 44039 PH 216327-1077 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Z hP5U COMPETI TOtII NEWSLETTEFU- ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 end June brought new activity Academy form National FunFly Some said would gamble Reno place Well fun two days did fly two evenings swapped war stories convention center will happen again next year Lets hope youll Executive Council meeting weekend fun-fly several items business discussed vicepresidents direct importance Con test Directors look toward 1989 Two three recommendations Fre quency Committee voted approved Council concern sanctioned events FirstStickers transmitters sanctioned events Effective January 1 1989 transmit ters used AMA-sanctioned events will required carry either Silver Gold sticker indicating broadband narrow-band operating channels RC12 through RC34 Gold sticker re quired Participants sanctioned events reminded variety possibilities exist having transmitters checked Rou tine servicing equipment service sta tions manufacturers/importers can re sult having sticker affixed An addi tional possibility exists trade shows other special AMA events Executive Council also approved terim arrangement CDs transmitters used sanctioned events stick ered CD authorized allow par ticipant sign declaration indicating knowledge transmitter either Conlinued page 12S National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month July 1988 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2241 Don Slusarczyk 5/14/88 2521 6/2/88 Ornithopter Senior624 Don Slusarczyk 5/15/88 840 6/2/88 Novice Pennyplane Senior1153 Don Slusarczyk 6/4/88 Pennyplane Senior1400 Don Slu sarczyk 6/4/88 Free FlightCategory 1/2A Gas Open 5937 Bob Sundberg 5/28/88 Free FlightCategory III B Gas Open 2730 Mike McKeever 6/26/88 B Gas Open 3611 Marvin R Mace 7/2/88 Outdoor Free Flight Cargo Senior25 oz Melanie Sanford 7/2/88 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 11988 Nats Free Flight Site Lost Bane Free Flighters Strikes AMA letter dated July 7 1988 Nats General Manager Vince Mankowski relay bad news Nats-bound Outdoor Free Flight event competitors volunteer workers site selected primary lo cation Free Flight events 1988 Nats lost earlier date backup site also available third alternate site lost just two weeks prior Nats letter went explain condi tions relative drought Ameri can Midwest brought economic pres sure bear Tidewater VA farming community till available farm pas ture land area largest sod farms used seed drill planted soybeans thereby negating sod sales next few years seems current market demand soybeans made decisions quite impossible avoid alternative left AMA cancel Outdoor Free Flight events Nats However Free Flight Scale events AMA Juniors Represent US Poland First Junior FF Champs John Berryman time receive report unique event will have occurred near town Leszno southwestern Poland During time period August 8-15 1988 Leszno will host first FAI World Free Flight Championships Juniors Thanks support AMA US FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee several individual sponsors United States will able send seven-member team compete first-ever event Thanks AMA support team mem ber will receive official uniform cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York City Leszno event entry fees being paid AMA Aeromodelings business community has also contributed generously Junior team Satellite City Hot Stuff has provided $1000 worth products enable con testants complete airplanes CelCon ihdustries Exton PA has contributed $400 worth battery packs well special ized charger designed operate 50 Hz 220-volt power will avail able flying site Three events will flown Champs flown Nats Fentress Field Free Right Indoor competition held Nats Scope Center Coliseum great deal time effort ex pended keep Outdoor Free Right competi tion 1988 Nats Time effort money factors loss Outdoor events Droughts planting cycles militaty missions variety similar conditions caused cancella tion Outdoor Free Right events Obviously Free Flight modelers disap pointed turn events Nats offi cials AMA officers also extremely dis appointed upset loss situation exemplifies problems facing Nats Committee year feared type situation may become pre valent coming years Nats Manager Mankow ski scouring whole country search feas ible sites forthcoming Nats Modelers may take note fact sites previously used Lake Charles LA Lincoln NE no longer available Nats Sites lii addition Chicopee MA site has lost near term may available future FlA Nordic FiB Wakefield FiC Power Bill Gibbons chairman FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee United States group dedicated fellow committee members convinced AMA support contest would ben efit international aeromodeling general Free Flight modeling particular Junior-age fliers age 18 under about 25 countries expected attend contest United States will repre sented Bob Sifleet team manager Bob mem ber FAI Team Selection Committee has member US FAI Free Flight team 1959 1969 1977 again 1987 will assisted Fred Anderson Mike Keller class FiC Mike 16-yearold Chatsworth CA has run up impressive tally Power victories West Coast including second FAI Power Fresno 87 Annual Martin Pelatowski class FlA Maltin Ansonia CT addition Nordic flies Hand-Launched Glider Unlimited Rub ber P-30 Martin 17 years old cur rently flies Bluebird equipped circle towhook Anthony W Hutchins class FiC Anthony makes home Portland IN 17year-old Anthony has enviable contest record 1986 Anthony attended Lake Charles LA Nats entered 11 events took first nine settled sec ond remaining two Adam Tracy class FiB Adams interest Wakefield seems have inherited grandfather 1937 US Wake Continued page 125 October 1988 123 Competition Directory 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards will last such early group presented since issue maga zine last published before cutoff next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-23 Melvin Schuette Allow use mufflers tuned exhaust systems Profile Class Navy Carrier events used engines 2135 cu dis placement smaller CL-90-24 Melvin Schuette Limit engine displacement Profile Navy Carrier event 2135 cu would also abolish present Profile Carrier records RC Soaring Proposals SO-90-4 Edward M Granger Add Task T9 Navathon present Thermal Soaring task alternative Task T6 Triathlon proposed task combination Task T2 alternate scoring table contestant could elect use start round alternate scoring table based awarding points based closely contestants flight time approaches target odd minute flight time pilot hit ting odd minute nose would gain additional 60 points example second flew beyond time bonus would decrease two points per second until became minus 58 points 59 sec past odd minute Hitting minute nose would give minus 60-point bonus would become positive rate two points per second until received 60point bonus hitting odd minute nose Free Flight Proposals FF-90-3 Jim Bennett Create new class Outdoor Rubber model Big E de sign restriction would model must have minimum projected wing area 300 sq proposal actually restores class removed rule book years ago Indoor Proposals editor goofed presented Continued page 128 CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 AC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow SI Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Ferewood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Weet IV Warren Senders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Perk MD 20741 AC Ed Bysrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Meed 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC C Grey 201 NeIman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Fathering 1544 Darien Leks Dr Darien IL souse CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgta IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heffenalein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vIl events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 83014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulas Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 viii Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 ix Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 6962 S Lamer St Littleton CO 80123 x Roif Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oriks CA 95828 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCeity 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98166 AC Pylon & Searing AC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicetea Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 140 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45238 lv Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Ron McNally 6118 Berda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lekeland Ave Lukewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Aelnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rocheuter NY 14812 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kerlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6840 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Neperville IL 60840 Enecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 93863 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatharn Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 Ii George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 ill A Hesaslbroph 6320 MaeBerry Hill Ct CIncinnati OH 45248 lVtausy Mills Brenkaide Rt 3 Bun 115 Charlnttesvule VA 22901.--- V Johil Fuque 724 Diane St. Hicevilte FL 32578 LICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vemon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schonnard c/n Walt Scasonard 2584 NOST Orlunda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 08001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave. Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Brilley Terrace College Perk GA 38349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Meyne Ave. Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Sheikey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23806 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47100 INDOOR Richard Doig 8 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80381 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 58 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocela FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Froat 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Box 72 Verne IL 81375 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 RIchardson TX 75080 lx Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3382 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShenter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 850-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97384 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meedowthorpe Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 8829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tameriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tatlman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Matauno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Velerlue 1827 Overlsod Pass Sugarlend TX 77478 IX Jereld Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 85 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr 6 Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 407 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 85564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St. Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorheud 2545 Phippa Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr. RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmooci Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakealee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92855 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seethe WA 98115 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raylown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlenville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92850 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI sub Bellaumini 129 College Park Dr Crantview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dielz 12450 Lanadowna Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don vineyard 1118W Clovd Sauna KS 874013209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98584 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeeger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Fl Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viaslia CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 6 Bunrey Lake WA 58390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134S1 Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseth Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eantbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5042 WhilseIt #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 AC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tuunga CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd. Rochester Ml 45083 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hager 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Inspectors Experimental Radio Control Aircraft program developed cooperatively IMAA AMA qualify large mod els 55-100 ib demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events instituted sev eral months ago Part program volves appointment inspectors oversee qualifications aircraft persons will called upon per form inspection process hoped AMA district will eventually have least such inspector As date following persons have applied position have se lected Academy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District ViICharles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ m field team father Dan Tracy also active FiB flier Adam took first place 1987 FAI Challenge Selected Contest held Harts Lake Prairie Ft Lewis WA victory has advanced Adam 1988 US Free Flight Finals held Seguin TX October 1988 Adam 17 years old lives Maple Valley WA Melinda Anderson class FiC Melinda may female US Junior Free Flight Team also brings im pressive contest record has active 1/2A C FiC Power events has competed Canadian Nationals Sky scrapers Annual Spring Meet East ern Free Flight Championships name few Eighteen-year-old Melinda lives Mountaintop PA Jimmy Buxton class FiB Jimmy being sponsored Greater Pittsburgh PA Chapter 45 EAA Experimental Aircraft Association AMA EAA sister di visions within National Aeronautic Asso ciation NAA has active compe tition years 1987 Jimmy placed top three positions 21 times differ ent events placed 11 times Lincoln Nats placed first out 10 Open contes tants 1987 King Orange Internation als Jimmy 17 years old comes Bethel Park PA Matthew Gagliano class FlA Matt Floral Park NY has established envi able contest reputation has flown four out last five Nats holds na tional Novice Pennyplane record first Sr 1/2A Gas 87 Nats Lincoln Matt flies Brooklyn Sky Scrapers Like World Free Flight Champion ships adults World Free Flight Cham pionship Juniors will run under auspices FAI Federation Aeronau tique Internationale headquart ered Paris France establishes record categories keeps record performances world aeronautical community Current plans hold Junior World Free Flight Champs two years during years adult champs scheduled way young competitors will have opportunity compete Junior level before have partici pate grueling adult events timing contest excellent next world championships adult Free Flight fliers will occur 1990 Argen tina hoped Junior World Free Flight Champs Poland will give some talented younger fliers exposure world-class competition will need effectively represent United States future international compet itive events Lately few Free Flight fliers have begun wonder AMA has allowed con cerns Free Flight modeler become submerged gigantic growth RC modeling has experienced recent years wonder AMAs concern noise policy frequencies liability insur ance etc has caused concerns av erage Free Flight flier become lost shuffle AMAs support new World Championship program Juniors should demonstrate Free Flight fliers AMA nowand will remaina staunch supporter Free Flight modeling AMA off i daIs have repeatedly indicated sup port Free Flight aeromodeling lev els participation have also sup portive efforts get new modelers involved hobby support Junior FAI team another avenue AMA can encourage young Free Flight modelers continue its commitment Free Flight aeromodeling FAI Free Flight Team Selection Committee Chairman Bill Gibbons agreed sessment described goals program First want demonstrate aver age modeler AMAs support Free Flight community sincere longlasting oneand AMA can ex pected increase commitment op portunities such ariseif Free Flight fliers can demonstrate programs truly filling modeling need way measured course creased participation Free Flight events Second want show younger fliers terrific opportunities flying international level available young person willing put some time Free Flight has least fair chance represent United States international competition Third want give fliers coun try same opportunity European fliers have compete international setting Americans generally dont realize European wants compete international contest usually means takes short drive over weekend Inter national borders simply closer Eu rope Consequently European fliers have extensive international flying experi ence before ever fly Free Flight World Championships have opportunity break Juniors competition international levels early modeling careers think will able expect greater con test success Most important though want ex pose modelers young old Free Flight object fishing simply catch fish would no fly-fishermen think Free Flight aeromodeling fly-fishing fishing its just much tougher other kinds aeromod eling Today think active FAI-oriented Free Flight fliers compose less 1% AMAs roster AMA-oriented compe tition Free Flight fliers may amount other 5%-10% AMAs overall member ship paraphrase Doc Martin Its everybody think room growth Free Flight AMAs support both adult Junior FAI teams will play important part growth small size portion hobby means statistically least some effort comparatively new flier can stand good chance making US team think once greater numbers young people have chance experi ence Free Flight participate fellow ship sport experience themselves excitement watching creations flying free future Free Flight will assured m Technical Director conlf need broadband narrow-band provide ade quate time have transmitter checked interim arrangement will effect through June 1 1989 Equipment certification Elsewhere publication AMA News sectionEd will find first listing equipment presently being manufactured narrow-band list compiled re sult documentation submitted manu facturers importers distributors Test ing either time type certification performed later date indepen dent certified testing organizations should indicate equipment meets ex ceeds guidelines published Aca demy guidelines provided dustry year-and-a-half ago can found page 11 Membership Man ual sent AMA members Another train thought concerns qualifi cation large models 55 100 lb entitles make demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events will find list approved inspectors pro gram elsewhere Competition News letter qualification system quite rigorous approves model demonstration-type flights no con nection between system com petition event Currently heaviest weight limit models competition still 40 lb found rules event 514 Giant Scale Contest Directors sanctioned events such IMAA QSAA fly-ins need aware fact model aircraft meeting over-55-lb qualification require Continued page 129 October 1988 125 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughto provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submitted withinn the limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determi o nation appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Duration IsHere Face Lou Crane AMA 231 39CD Don Mulligan AMA 411CD Heartfelt thanks Rich Nevein thoughtful thought-provoking Soap box letter August 1988 put sharp focus much recent debate about future FF think time has ar rived RCD Radio Control Duration X Were unusual position regarding gthe FF/RC/RCD hassle recently conducted first AMA-sanctioned RCD contest great learning experience 0 Our approach challenge match tween AMA Sailplane categories RC Power Duration models time Gliders proved both consistent capable o RCD evolution should things. Progress can frustrating new field Since June 4-5 1988 meet weve loping lessons learned before o and during competition Best combination Cl far K&B 21-powered 900-sq-in 50-oz converted Sagitta Well Sagitta X wings anyway o RCDs benefits clear no shagging histarts winch lines no cross-country slogs retrieve model dozens test flights since contest still learn ing fly powered phase see promise enjoyable climbs reminiscent Dons first Zipper powered peaked X Brown Jr mid-Thirties Remember o We flew 50 oz 21 engine True climbs dont yet compare hot AMA/FAI competition FF model 20-30 o sec climb much enjoyable 57 sec burp say politely Typical flights 10-15 mm less 10 sec re x trieve too O This fun Don has since kid Hes competing about 55 years him beats Open Rubber Gas FF both prewar postwar CL O RC/RC Pattern recent love C Soaring Whats great about Free Flight X Powers screaming climb dainty glide o have natural appeal us can days because field sizes neighbors wide open Southwest desert Arizona theres NO o WAY could get four 15C mm FF flights between 730 900 am RCD IS NOT FREE FLIGHT different way fly models gains other modes has new challenges offers us across US chance t6 tackle Because RCD FF Soar ing RC Sport let grow its own form particular limits much steer carryovers-from other modes model flight thumb-happy sport RCer will see right off loses po tential height time slams stick chops power left stick stone dead hes got height en gine going give him other hand Butterfly Piece-of-Cake have shown chugging around gently powered glide very pleasant RCD allows mode just eas ing throttle tickover go back up just add power Trimming adjustment flights have killed lost quite few FFs andat present state arteven few RCDs vely nice able dial few touches way upor downor pre vent need extensive rebuild . trickier thought get solid climb high-powered RCD Throttled back things docile pure John Pond OT Ah wellif too easy thered no challenge no feeling ac complishment RCD blends contest FF lore RC Soaring/sport/Patternand some CL practices example FFs power climb trimmed trial-and-error over flights/models competitive RCD climbing would seem simpler isnt model goes through acceleration steady climb speed regimes like FFnot like RCso RC experience isnt help would think Neither FF contest expe rience much help because being able correct during flight makes real differ ence does loss height caused overcontrolling ideal RCD power phase needs preflight power-trimming exper tise contest FF flier smooth ness control Pattern flier glide phase needs thermal-hunting land ing precision Glider-guider RCD merely disciplines calls reason hard-core FFers may short RC power Soaring experience resist RCD idea another reason possi bility evils frequency-control/flyon-call-rounds would take Rich Nevelns ponies out under control pros thereby putting flying equal-chance basis Lous second-generation RCDs reflects few lessons areas seldom considered NFFS Symposium may work . Theory analysis trimming practice practice practice will hope bring maximum altitude limited engine run Soaring experience helpsbut less might expect stopped prop has about much drag glide rest airframe Cant tuck-and-run way Slope FAI ship can Electrics Same thing different RCD performance can bit potent can quite light can reach fast steady climb speed easily because dont need lifthence dragto carry Ni-Cd cells RCD models can built strong enough safe long-lived eggshell-like potential bombs problem some have Electrics relatively little weight can invested structure carry battery load before plane gets too heavy climb out everyone gets thrilled Electrics sound correctly muffled high-performance engine pleases some us fuel load burns off climband wasnt much start difference performance between RCD Electric simple weight dif ference Fly models perform want Competition RCD can offer AMA event 702 /2A Texaco-like limited-fuel-allotment/ run-out-the-tank logical next step limited-engine-ru n/d isplacement-classes/ power-loading specs Both ways use RC shop lift staying home county suggests scoring against time tar get rather trying maxes meet scoring plus point per sec ond up maximum 420 secseven minutesand minus point per second second over 420 no landing precision requirement Want landing precision Great RC planes need frequency control ends tactical FF game fly Fly rounds Sure levels off time-of-day im pact Small field near neighbors Stick muffler requirement enforce fly RCD Since RCD lets us build decent structures can build models fly consistently will around long time Write contest rules accordingly say five flights class per day per plane No attempts either launch counts SAMs popularity points existence fliers like leisurely kinda-FF-like flying practical model specs RCD wont force need $300 engines $120 miniservos $50-pergallon fuel Again us should able join used considerable weight engine displacement 200 oz per cu try keep performance reasonablethat vig orous terrifying Weve found can still get bit intense heavier loadingsay up 400 oz per cu bal SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 126 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 C C 0 w 0 x Co 0 -U w 0 x C 0 w 0 x Co 0 w 0 x Co 0 03 0 x Co 0 U 0 x Co 0 0 U 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX anced longer engine runsmight bet ter relaxation Anyone enjoys flying podconverted Two-Meter Glider might like bit muscle climb bit less drag glide Try RCD guy underfour-foot RCHLG models might manage other two oz TeeDeeif want fantastic climb some cost glide about Electra hot 10 15 stead its usual electric mill Witch Doctor tad wider pylon air borne pack like RCIJ What like Want write authors Address Don Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Lane Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Lou Crane 2163 Sonoita Drive Sierra Vista AZ 85635 Duration Jamboree Duration Jamboree contest forms sizes types powered Dura tion models compete includes RC Free Flight models Texaco Antique both RC FF models fly same contest through unique handicapping system now able compete against other same event order fly event type powered model will suffice contestant allowed maximum four models make six attempts three official flights attempts scored three highest scores selected official time models used event will processed marked official entry 1 RC Duration will have 18-sec engine run five-minute max including flyback recovery area Any flight over five minutes will discounted called attempt recovery area point within 500 ft launch site 2 FF Duration has 15-sec engine run five-mi max 3 Texaco RC has 10-mm max including fly-back recovery area Texaco RC time over 10 mm called attempt 10-mm maxes divided two bring scoring line FF RC Du ration 4 1/2A Texaco 049 reed-valve engines fuel tank exceeding 8cc capacity FF Texaco flights timer goes contestant FF Texaco max 10 mm 5 Thirty-Second Antique has five-mm max minimum entry fee $5/model After six attempts used up contestant may reenter paying reentry fee $6/model reprocessing Reentries Dick Marra all consolation event trophies given through fourth place conso lation event open contestants have won first event About 30 people worked developing handicapping system tried everybody seemed happy no arguments everyone stuck ruleswhich simple Future Free Flight Two Vistas Don Hughes AMA 41742 continuing arguments regarding future Free Flight seem fall two camps first argument says Free Flight ers must change die second argu ment says change anything its no longer Free Flight logic presented Joe Ed Pederson June Soapbox pretty well sums up average experienced Free Flighter feels about RC means keeping mod els field right models capable being brought back against wind might electric-powered ones re started end max would need lots altitude us have just squeaked out max before model lands still left chase solution isnt workable un der conditions isnt solution own opinion should quit complaining just best can un der conditions presented Yes would like see several permanent Nats sites great open spaces Free Flight us expect see ice skating Hell before happens Perhaps develop ing Reno site will foot door Free Flighters need support good contests least disparage Nats support conditions Lincoln 1987 positive worst experience contestants made best put up flights miser able swore Never againbut also learned lot about determination average modeler makes pretty mad read state ments saying Nats fliers just bunch subpar wimps real competition stays home because conditions arent right watched people battle some pretty tough conditions proud core message Support Free Flight whenever wherever can dont change stop complaining about Nats After attendance isnt compulsory Some Editorial Though. Ross McMullen AMA 18181 Joe Beshar writes remind us now AMA rule book Special Event VintageGas event No 701 can found page 124 1988-89 rule book Joe will have run event 1988 Nats time read Perhaps will report us later date what suc cess encountered Also Special Events section 1988-89 rule book event No 702 RC Dura tion Provisional flying rules differ tween two events Vintage allows use RC engine cutoff DT RC Du ration allows use RC during flight other differences Vintage pre 1942 designs three classes ignition onlywith gas/oil fuel engines wher eas RCD demands limited-fuel Cox 1AA reedvalve glow engines design model other specifications met What really need know anybody flying events becomes apparent after read ing viewpoints presented RC-in-FF discussion really emotionally charged subjectand underlying concepts have really brought out defined example what really talking about refer Free Flight Are really just talking about event events has main distinguishing feature models fly freely physical type control input modeler once launched talking about participating creative art form building stick-andtissue models flying under long standing procedural rules Are looking pleasure journey ing idyllic spot out country may enjoy sights/sounds na ture send graceful creation winging skyas created bird Are talking about group social activ ity talking about activity best enjoyed solitary setting Must include element person-to person competition seeking see fruit creative efforts flying imagined would important have op portunity exercise hard-won skills trim ming bird flies well will likely get very differ ent answers question What enjoy about Free Flight Bill Winter Harry Murphy Bill Winter loves Cabin models Carl Wheeley says joy went out FF glow engines came Bill Warner loves Rubber Scale hope read Art Ways re membrance introduction aeromodeling/FF Doc Mathews RC OldTimers column August 1988 issue Model Aviation tore heart out minor differences perfectly expresed own introduction aeromodelingand subsequent infatuation feelings about RC-in-FF discus sion get enjoyment out hobby Im flying bud dies would enjoy flying site near homeI could use often less expense Some young people might pass stop watch activity might become interested try themselves lives might enriched asso ciation aeromodelingmuch has own joy could increase through association U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x U 0 w 0 x OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1988 127 L L 0 U 0 w 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 U 0 x U 0 -U U 0 x U 0 U 0 x 1989 US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Program Approved participants current Helicopter Team Selection Program recently voted approve 1989 Team Selection Program rules previously devel oped approved Team Selection Committee US Team Selection Program 1989 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter World Championships Purpose 1988-1989 FAI HELICOPTER TEAM SELEC TION PROGRAM shall used select three team members represent United States 1989 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve re placement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishes qualify world championship team must cur rent US resident member Acad emy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp available AMA HQ $10 enter team selection pro gram program entry fee $20 must paid AMA HQ entrant will re ceive embossed performance affidavit form addition order eligible attend team selection contest Finals contes tant must place upper 50 percent FAI Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA sanctioned contest held during calendar year prior Finals entry form must prop erly completed signed Contest Director top white copy must warded Headquarters Incomplete im properly completed forms may result contestant being denied entry Fi nals III TEAM SELECTION FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months must maintained tween final team selection contest world championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days preceding first day Flnals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest C DURATIONThe final team selection contest Finals shall two-day event minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become-official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest rejected Jury fee shall forwarded F3C Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester pro test allowed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion team selection contest af ter resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have declared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic TEAM MANAGERThe team manager shall elected first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion team selection contest team man ager cannot primary team members nor mechanic pilot US team J JURYThe FAI Jury presiding team selection finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council Jury shall con sist three members shall named and/or appointed accordance fol lowing 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The Jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members Jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decision appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported excess baggagenot freight 5 The funding will same world championships held United States B The official USA/F3C Team Fund will held account AMA HQ under control Team Selection Committee entry fees additional income and/or nations shall kept fund C Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees collected during program D The Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee 5 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging E USA/FAI F3C Team Fund monies can spent team expenses fi nal team selection contest Indoor proposal August 1988 sue page 115 proposal identified IND-90-1 should have IND-90-3 what about -1 -2 ask bit miscoordination occurred HQ two initial Indoor proposals misplaced editor So try set matters straight three Indoor proposals have re leased Contest Board Chairman distribution Indoor Contest Board have received farwith correct identification numbers IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Eliminate steering either balloon pole competition events except FiD FAI StickEvent No 203 AMA Stick Event No 201 ROG Cabin Event No 204 events Existing AMA National Records would af fected IND-90-2 DJ Lindley Add Bostonian rule book official event set itial rules presented include requirement ROG awarding charisma factor 100 120 models appearance subsequently used multiplier official flight score Wingspan chord fuselage length propeller dia meter etc restricted Fuselage must en close box area 15 x 25 x 30 fuselage longerons must support forces produced rubber motor no solid hollow motor sticks light weight structure attached allowed No Na tional Records would maintained IND-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted 1 Made solid sheet Proposal listing continued 128 Model Aviation Technical Director confid ments will have record file AMA HQ indicating approval demonstration flights suggested CDs anticipate having aircraft over 55 lb brought event should become ac quainted procedures being em ployed program information may obtained contacting Techni cal Director AMA HQ Please understand program very new As result everyone somewhat feeling way through communica tion channels basic patterns have established include following qualify modelObtain information package Headquarters list inspec tors will published Model Aviation available Headquarters Models must certified year become InspectorObtain informa tion package Headquarters Complete application quiz Return items Technical Director Upon verification AMA membership applicant references passing quiz application forwarded IMAA District Director AMA District involved IMAA District Director recommends applicants appropriate AMA vice-president VP appoints individ uals written confirmation appoint ment received Headquarters appli cant IMAA president IMAA publication ed itor AMA vice-president informed mail As date writing column have no aircraft certified ad dition few little concerns regard ing basic format program under consideration Lets switch train thought again Re cently have received number phone calls letters two different subjects First surprising number fine read ers responded comment material column August issue didnt read dont remember subject competition interesting thing person kind enough comment material seemed garner little dif ferent concept column Some dwelled aspect compete Others seemed interested material concerning reaching members have beached themselves plateau especially flattering find AMAer wanted reprint portions column newsletter pertaining other entirely different activity volved words Wayne Hanson Green Valley AZ other hobby singing barber shop quartet music reading arti cle noticed parallels between two organizations New members start out bang cannot find enough keep interested drop out similar rate some want get out night week sing others want compete Competition case means better sound arrangements etc Providing challenges encourage ment various skills important sing ing too case ranges ginner man competes international-caliber quartet chorus Wayne signed off closing Keep em flying harmony Indeed excellent thought last thought month actually pro found oops Recently nicely pro duced videotapes RC Video Magazine ran seven-minute segment featuring Ken Wells model called Thinga mabob end segment Ken sug gested contact Headquarters additional information stuff like plans etc Oops now comes play cause right instant dont have plans Drawing up has Im gonna quite just hasnt happened will fact time read may way completion So-o-o have interest Control Line Radio Control Electric glow-engined tail dragger trikegeared model let know Ill put request growing file notification plans available Nuf now SANCTIONED eRIsed 198849 Sanction ustC040 43891108 00133 Capon300 EU80 0811,O1BCl8~ OURBOOR 6080 RIGORI 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